Further wet weather for WilliamsF1 at Barcelona

On the third day of testing the WilliamsF1 drivers could not take to the track until midday, with Juan Pablo been first out on the track. In such conditions the team could only hope to learn of the performance of the FW25 is such wet conditions.

At the end of the day Juan Pablo would be the fastest of the two WilliamsF1 drivers with a best lap time of 1m:30.745, to finish seventh overall one place ahead of Ralf. He would complete thirty three laps.

For Ralf his day would see him focus on testing the new BMW P83 engine. He would complete thirty one laps during the day with a best time of 1m:31.456. The two WilliamsF1 drivers times were far from the fastest time of the day set by Jaguar's Mark Webber, with a lap of 1m:27.477.


WilliamsF1 Test Team Manager commented: "Due to flooded circuit conditions we didn't get our test programme away until 11:00am. We have worked through a planned Michelin wet weather tyre evaluation programme and simultaneously we have started to learn about the FW25's characteristics in wet conditions and accumulated some very useful data.

At certain points during he day we were pleased with the car's performance in the conditions of the moment and we continue upon our learning curve for this new chassis. Unfortunately rain is forecast for tomorrow morning hopefully drying in the afternoon."

Pos. Driver Team/Engine Time Laps

1. M Webber Jaguar Cosworth 1:27.477 52/64
2. J Button BAR Honda 1:27.523 34/76
3. G Fisichella Jordan Ford 1:28.703 73/75
4. J Villeneuve BAR Honda 1:29.338 16/22
5. F Alonso Renault 1:29.644 10/36
6. A Pizzonia Jaguar Cosworth 1:30.003 33/49
7. JP Montoya WilliamsF1 BMW 1:30.745 22/33
8. R Schumacher WilliamsF1 BMW 1:31.456 17/31
9. O Panis Toyota 1:31.667 25/28
10. R Firman Jordan Ford No time 0/11